jewllery

last year went a little bit crazy and i found i wasn't able to create pieces just for me, i love my job, creating jewellery, writing magazine articles and so on, but sometimes i just like to sit and not think, no restrictions, limitations or guidelines, and make something!!!

so, on Saturday that happened!

i have been unwell this last week with a lovely bug that has hit me for six, so much that i had to cancel a show for JM and i never do that!!

so, to get my head back in the game, i grabbed a stunning lampwork bead by creeky beads, some bare copper wire in 0.

Well, it was a week ago that I returned from JM but after having rested and then doing some paperwork and then my daughter's birthday and her party and so on... I have only just managed to find the time to show my last train challenges off!!

So, I am not going to bore you with tons of posts, I am going to do them all in one, here it is!!! now, where to start?

Well I had a fabulous time in Diggerland with my family to celebrate my hubby's birthday, lots of fun was had by all but I think the birthday boy really had the most fun!

I hope you are all having a fab weekend so far!!! it's not the sunniest here in Bristol but at least it's not raining...yet!!!

so, time to update you i guess with my latest train challenge! As some of you will know, I was on a Designer Inspiration show on Thursday 29th May, a cabochon special, where I listened to some of my liker's on my guest designer page and tried to incorporate some of the requests in to the show, I hope you liked the designs!!! for those of you who don't watch the show, here are a few highlights of my makes

Well, it is that time of the week again.. and I am happily packing my bag ready to head off to JM towers for the late show and of course my intermediate wirework workshop on Saturday.

Now, some people may know, some may not, but on my last late show with Ali Defoy two weeks ago, I promised both Ali and the viewer's that if my lovely mother happened to be watching (I knew she was!) and she had managed to get me the stunning coated tiger eye brioilettes that had been aired, (they were lush!!) that I would try to make something with them and show them on the next show (the show I was heading to!

Well, in the words of a famous song, let's start at the very beginning (is it in your head now? it's in mine!)

As much as I love Jewellerymaker, it is not the only thing I do, I do commission work, magazine work and of course, just because I can work! so, after working hard all last week to prepare my project's for Monday's Designer Inspiration show, I was able to enjoy the sun and a lovely bit of quality family time with my mum, the two dogs, hubby and the kids! bliss!!

so, what is the point of this blog I hear you say, yeah yeah you went on holiday.

So, after lots of umming and ahhhing i have decided to finally do it and write a blog!!! i love using social media and often update everyone via my facebook pagesJM Guest Designer Laura Binding andYou Nique You Jewellery but i figured it was time to be able to go into detail and keep people up to date with what i am getting up to and of course, for those of you who do follow me, my train challenges!!!

so, if you have just stumbled upon me and have no idea what i am talking about, let me explain, as a guest designer for Jewellerymaker, i travel to and from the studio via train and have approximately 1hr 40 before i change over to the local train to get to Redditch.